[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 48 (Monday, March 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14359-14360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05309]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2021-0006-N-2]


Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), U.S. Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its 
implementing regulations, FRA seeks approval of the Information 
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below. Before submitting this ICR 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval, FRA is 
soliciting public comment on specific aspects of the activities 
identified in the ICR.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
May 14, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments and recommendations for the proposed ICR to 
Ms. Hodan Wells, Information Collection Clearance Officer at email: 
[email protected] or telephone: (202) 493-0440. Please refer to the 
assigned OMB control number in any correspondence submitted. FRA will 
summarize comments received in response to this notice in a subsequent 
notice and include them in its information collection submission to OMB 
for approval.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520, and its 
implementing regulations, 5 CFR part 1320, require Federal agencies to 
provide 60-days' notice to the public to allow comment on information 
collection activities before seeking OMB approval of the activities. 
See 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.8 through 1320.12. Specifically, 
FRA invites interested parties to comment on the following ICR 
regarding: (1) Whether the information collection activities are 
necessary for FRA to properly execute its functions, including whether 
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activities will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of FRA's 
estimates of the burden of the information collection activities, 
including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used to 
determine the estimates; (3) ways for FRA to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information being collected; and (4) ways 
for FRA to minimize the burden of information collection activities on 
the public, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology. See 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A); 5 
CFR 1320.8(d)(1).
    FRA believes that soliciting public comment may reduce the 
administrative and paperwork burdens associated with the collection of 
information that Federal regulations mandate. In summary, FRA reasons 
that comments received will advance three objectives: (1) Reduce 
reporting burdens; (2) organize information collection requirements in 
a ``user-friendly'' format to improve the use of such information; and 
(3) accurately assess the resources expended to retrieve and produce 
information requested. See 44 U.S.C. 3501.
    The summary below describes the ICR that FRA will submit for OMB 
clearance as the PRA requires:
    Title: Report of Railroad Trespasser Form.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-NEW.
    Abstract: Trespasser deaths on railroad rights-of-way and other 
railroad property are the leading cause of fatalities attributable to 
railroad operations in the United States. To address this serious 
issue, the railroad industry, governments (Federal, State, and local), 
and other interested parties must know more about the individuals who 
trespass. With such knowledge, specific educational programs, 
materials, and messages regarding the hazards and consequences of 
trespassing on railroad property can be developed and effectively 
distributed. Due to the lack of available root cause data, FRA proposes 
to collect data from law enforcement agencies to develop general 
profiles of the root causes of trespassing. This will allow FRA and 
other interested parties, such as Operation Lifesaver, to target 
audiences with appropriate education and enforcement campaigns to 
reduce the annual number of injuries and fatalities.
    Completion and submission of form FRA F 6180.178 will be required 
for law enforcement agency grantees, as a condition of FRA's Railroad 
Trespassing Enforcement Grant. The grantees will complete the form for 
each trespasser incident in their jurisdiction, describing the 
trespassers' race/ethnicity, gender and age to the best of their 
abilities. For law enforcement agencies not receiving FRA's Railroad 
Trespassing Enforcement grants, completion and submission of this form 
is voluntary.
    For convenience to the respondents, FRA proposes an electronic 
option where the respondents can respond via a web-based form. The web-
based form also will facilitate FRA's ability to maintain the data 
collected in a more useful and uniform manner, as the dropdown boxes 
will assist FRA in receiving more standardized responses.
    Type of Request: Approval of a new collection of information.
    Affected Public: Public authorities.
    Form(s): FRA F 6180.178.
    Respondent Universe: Law enforcement agencies.
    Frequency of Submission: Monthly.
    Reporting Burden:

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                                                                                                           Average time    Total annual
                  Form                       Respondent universe           Total annual  responses         per response    burden hours     Total cost
                                                                                                             (minutes)        (hours)       equivalent
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Report of Railroad Trespasser Form (New  Law enforcement agencies,   2,800 forms........................              10             467         $22,229
 Form FRA F 6180.178).                    grantees.
                                         Law enforcement agencies,   500 forms..........................              10              83           3,951
                                          non-grantees.
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    Total \1\..........................  Law enforcement agencies    3,300 responses....................             N/A             550          26,180
                                          \2\.
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\1\ Totals may not add due to rounding.
\2\ The hourly wage rate to calculate the dollar cost equivalent for law enforcement employees amounts to $47.60 per hour (an hourly wage rate of $27.40
  plus an hourly benefit of $20.20). FRA obtained this information from the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Occupational
  Employment Statistics (OES) 11-3011, classified within NAICS 999200, State Government--excluding schools and hospitals. See https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics4_999200.htm.

    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 3,300.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden: 550 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour Dollar Cost Equivalent: $26,180.
    Under 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR 1320.5(b) and 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), 
FRA informs all interested parties that a respondent is not required to 
respond to, conduct, or sponsor a collection of information that does 
not display a currently valid OMB control number.

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.

Brett A. Jortland,
Acting Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2021-05309 Filed 3-12-21; 8:45 am]
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